Heyman’s hustle: 5 promos that captivated the wrestling fans

If you ever need a reason to watch WWE programming, one name is enough to captivate the imagination of the wrestling fans and superstars alike. It is often said that the superstars take note of what the veterans do – whether it is performing inside the squared circle or cutting a promo like only they can. Whilst most of the superstars are busy preparing for their own segments when RAW rolls on, you can be rest assured that they are glued to the TV monitors when one man takes the microphone. This one man was successful in changing the landscape of professional wrestling, and he did it while ticking the rest of the world off.Paul Heyman is undoubtedly one of the greatest managers in the history of professional wrestling. He is also one of the greatest talkers that the business has ever witnessed. Whether you like him or despise his very existence, when Heyman speaks, you listen. Very few in the industry command as much respect and reverence as Heyman, and that status quo is for a good reason. Like a fine wine, the master manipulator just gets better with time, and when you think he cannot outdo himself, he surprises everyone and delivers yet another epilogue that will go down as one of the most iconic words in history.But why am I writing about it today? Because it just so happens to be the birthday of the man who not only turned the professional wrestling world upside down, but also made all of his haters stand up and applaud his genius, no matter how hard they tried to ignore his existence. In this article, we take a look at 5 of the greatest promos that Heyman delivered, although it would be an arduous task to pick 5 among so many!

#5 Paul Heyman in ECW \'94

Paul Heyman has always been methodical in his verbiage. He could channel his inner Jake Roberts and deliver a promo, carefully playing with words and yet have a subtle darkness about it, or can be aggressive and drive his point through. But back in 1994, Paul E. Dangerously showed another dimension of his personality when he cut an intense promo, perhaps showing the fans a glimpse of things to come in the future.

Paul Heyman wasn’t a big name back in ’94, neither was he the same person who could stand toe – to – toe with Vince McMahon and hold his own. Twenty years later, Heyman is one of the greatest names to ever enter the professional wrestling business, and you could see that Heyman was just as passionate, as just as talented two decades ago as he is today.